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Provides that conviction of assault on a social services worker which prevents him or her from performing a lawful duty is a felony
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Nelson Castro
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BILL NUMBER:S5345
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to making conviction of assault of a social services worker a felony
Purpose of bill
Provides that conviction of assault on a social worker which prevents him or her from performing a lawful duty is a felony
Summary of specific provisions
Section one. Section 120.08 of the penal law, as added by chapter 632 of the laws of the 1996, is amended to make the conviction of assault on a social worker which prevents them from performing their lawful duty a felony.
Justification
This legislation would make assaulting a social worker a Felony Crime a protection that is already granted to Teachers, Police Officers, and Transit Workers.
Legislative history
2010: A.4404
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS Unknown.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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